Wellness Director

Position Summary:
Develops, organizes, implements, and monitors a range of health and wellness programs based on member’s requests, research, and previous successes.

Essential Functions:
 Recruits, hires, trains, schedules, and directs personnel and volunteers.
 Researches and develops strategies to enhance programs and motivate staff to achieve individual and organization goals.
 Teach/substitute Group Exercise classes.
 Reviews and evaluates staff performance; takes necessary corrective action.
 Establishes new programs and expand program within community to meet strategic and operating plans.
 Assists in the marketing and distribution of program materials and information.
 Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives.
 Coordinates and schedules equipment maintenance and repairs.
 Engages members in areas of recommendations, program and equipment feedback, areas of concern.
 Coordinates use of facilities and equipment for program activities and special events.
 Compiles program statistics; evaluates effectiveness of, and participation in, programs; makes recommendations based on data.
 Manage, monitor, and report on issues of safety and security.

YMCA Competencies:
Mission and Community Oriented: Models and teaches YMCA values. Champion inclusion activities, strategies, initiatives. Ensures high level services that differentiate the YMCA from other providers. Provides staff and volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition.
People Oriented: Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict. Builds
relationships to create small communities. Effectively tailors communications to specific audiences. Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
Results Oriented: Holds staff and self accountable for high-quality results using formal process to measure progress. Conducts prototypes to support new programs and activities. Provides others with
framework for making decisions. Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team and others. Cultivates relationships to support fundraising. Effectively creates and manages budgets.
Personal Development Oriented: Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues, inappropriate behavior, or issues of performance. Shares new insights; facilitates change; models adaptability and awareness of change impact.

Qualifications:
 Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education, Recreation, or related field with 2 years related experience; or 5 or more years experience successfully managing a high activity wellness program.
 Experience in planning and directing a wide range of health and wellness programs.
 Ability to create marketing and communication programs for this function.
 Experience in dealing with, and resolving, a wide range of customer issues.
 Experience in professionally dealing with safety issues and emergencies.
 Proven capability to effectively manage staff and volunteers.
 Experience in recruiting, leading, and developing high performance team members.

Physical Demands:
 Ability to engage sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform and demonstrate essential functions, and supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
 Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and on occasion assist or lift persons in distress of varying weights.
 Required to remain alert to dangerous situations while sitting, standing, walking, or running for varying lengths of time.